Garment fastener



Dec. 18, 1928. 1,695,592

G. J. KROMER GARMENT FASTENER Filed May 24, 1928 i0 /9 A5 M v INVENTOR.550x55 JXkU/ZER A TTORNE Y.

Patented Ba. 18, 1928.

EORGEJ.xnoivrnit; or MILWATInEEfiwisconsm oamnnrrasrnnnmt,

I a ueaao -fiiea ivia -e24, 1928: Serial 1m 280,357]

Thisinvention relates primarily ,to' gar}; ment fasteners; althoughltfdvlll serve ade.-, 1'

quately as asecuring means forother. articles.

The primary object of thisinvent-ion is. .to

provide an improved garment: fastener which willserve as a superiorsubstitute for buttonsn {A more specific object is theprovision of afastening device/- whiohewill standfhard. use" age, and frequentlaundering .withou-t impair? ing its utility.

to loss, and breakage especiallyv in instances where garments requirelaundering. :As in.-. stances. of. these attempts, imetallic fastening.devices, suchassnappers, and hooks and eyes L havebeen used; .'lhe,.us eof these devices haveonly a limited. scope ,a-ndfthey too have provenunsatisfactory as they! are frequent-.

1y misshapen in laundering; ,a-ndtheir utility thus-impalred. 1..

A real need still persistsfor a .ta steningcdee l vice whichwillovercomeallofthe defects of loss, breakage,- and WlBiOlD'ltLt'lOn,resulting; from. the use of .buttons; 1 netallic fasteners,

etc. 1',"

Other more specific objects and advantages will appeal-"from: thefollowing description" of an illustrative embodiment of the presentinvention.

In the drawlngs;

Figure 1 is a view in elevationof a garment fastener, constructed inaccordance with the present invention, showing the same in sep-,

arated or open condition. 1

Fig. 2 is a similar vlew showing the fastener n assembled or closedcondition.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken upon the.

- line 3-3 of Figure 2.

The garment fastener selected f illustration is shown applied to theadjacent flaps or overlapping portions 10 and 10 of a garment. Adjacentone edge 11 0f the portion 10, one end 12 of a pliable tongue 13, madeof suitable woven material, is applied by means of stitching 14 or othersuitable means. An elongated head ,16 preferably made of :Eelt or otherflexible material, which has been chemically treated, or sized, tostiiien thesame, appliedby stitching 18 intermediate its en to the freeend 17 of the tongue 13,- aml forms, in effect, an extension of: said aslot 21 iscutextending'transversely. of the:

head. .An element 22 is preferably applied i to theunder side ofthegarmentsurrounding J theslot Qtandsecuredto the same byymeansfmentfor the slotng 1 .To fasten .the two portions 50f thegarment fifiuof stitchingv 23, to serve as a reinforcing elefn I a ,10 and-10 asshown in Figure .1, the.head-..16f2- Numerous attempts "have heretoforebeen made. ,to provide a fasteningdevice. which would eliminate ,the..use of but-tons,; which have continuously .pro-ven unsatisfactoryzdue5carriedby the tongue '13 -on -portion 10 threaded through the slot-214mthe otherporjeg: tion; 10. Itwill be notedhthat the head 16 isif wardlythereof; .An attempt to-separate then! two portions ,of. the garmentwill show that they. are lockedtogethertand that the headfk'i. I

16' cannot be removed from the fslot .21. outfirst pulling; the same'.forwardly and threading; the rear: ,end of; theuhead 16 1 through.the'slot. This operation is an-una.

natural one and will, not betaccomplished withoutima-nuallmanipulations..I-Ience the fastener will remain in this lockedposition f; funtil theindividual sees fitto unfasten-thel-g f same v henthe,garmenthasflbecome soiled 1 and laundering necessary, thetsame;can-be 8f lau ndeledin thei usual manner:withpositive n I assurance thatthefastening device will not be brokenor detached from the garment norwill it lose any of its aptitude for the duty it performs. As thechemical treatment of the head 16 is of such a natureas to be imperviousto water, the stiffness will persist in spite offrequentlaundering.The-remaining I portions of the fastener are of such a naturethatlaundering will inno way harm them. The reinforcing element 22 maybe omitted without material defect, by merely finishing the hole with abutton hole stitch, and the spacer element 18 which is shown as aseparate element may as readily be formed by mu turning the'endll'i'vback upon itself and stitching the head 16 thereto. I

' The foregoing specification described a fastening device whichprovides a superior substitute for buttons or metallicfastening 105devices, and is of such a natureas to permit frequent laundering andhard usage without impairingits-eflectiveness. It will also' be notedthat the devicemay be so constructed as to afford net only a fasteningfor lie the garment but also has decorative qualior sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim p 1. In a garment or the like having separa ble portions, thecombination of a non-metallic fastener therefor comprising a flexibletongue attached at one end to one of said portions, a flexible elongatedhead applied engthwise on said tongue, said head having a rearward'lyextending end free from said tongue, and a head receiving opening onsaid other (portion for coast-ion with the rear end of sai head to locksaid portions against accidental separation.

2. In a garment orthe like having separable portions, thecombination ofa non-metallic fastener. therefor comprising a flexible tongueattachedatone end to one of said ortions anelongated fabric head appliedintermediate its ends to the free end of said ton ue, said headextending lengthwise of sai tongue with its rear end free therefrom anda head receiving opening on said other portion for coaction with therear end. of said head to lock said portions against accidentalseparation. p i

3. In a garment or the like having separable portions, the combinationof a fastener therefor comprising a flexible tongue attached at one endto one of said portions, an elongatedhead applied lengthwise on saidtongue, a spacer element interposed between said head and said tongue,said head having an end extending rearwardly of said spacer element, anda head receiving opening on said other portion for coaction with therear end of said head to lock said portions against accidentalseparation.

4. In a garment or the like having separable portions, the combinationof a fastener therefor comprising a flexible tongue attached at one endto one of said portions, an elongated head applied to the free end oftherefor comprising a flexible tongue attached at one end to one ofsaid'portions, an elongated head applied to the free end of said'tongueto form in effect an extension thereon, a spacer element interposedbetween said head and said tongue, said head having an end extendingrearwardl of said spacer element, said other portions aving a slotextending transversely of the head to receive said head to lock saidportions against accidental separation, and an element surrounding theslot and attachedto said other portion to serve as a re-enforcement forthe slot.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 22nd day of May,1928.

GEORGE J. KROMER.

said tongue to form in effect an extension thereon, a spacer elementinterposed between portions against acci-

